For the first time, endangered Mexican gray wolf pups have been fostered into a free-ranging pack in the wild. This enhances genetic diversity in the wild and gives the foster pups a chance to grow up wild in the care of an experienced pack. You can read more about this historic event in endangered species recovery in the USFWS press release here.

The Pacific Wolf Coalition, of which the California Wolf Center is a steering committee member, has submitted over 100,000 comments on behalf of citizens in the Pacific West urging USFWS to maintain protections for gray wolves.

The Pacific Wolf Coalition, of which the California Wolf Center is a steering committee member, has formally requested that USFWS schedule additional hearings on the proposed delisting to allow more citizens to attend and participate. The formal request letter can be viewed here and the press release can be viewed here.

California Wolf Center, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club of California, Natural Resources Defense Council, Klamath Forest Alliance, and Winston Thomas, Ph.D. have partnered to sponsor a preliminary review of the historical presence of wolves in California. The assessment, conducted by Sonoma State University, can be viewed here and the press release can be viewed here.

California Fish and Game Commission accepts petition to list the gray wolf under the California Endangered Species Act, and immediate "candidate status" protections kick in during 12-month review process.